Breeching-loop.



J. REICHERT.

BREECHING LOOP.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30, 1914.

Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

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J. REICHERT.

BREECHING LOOP. APPLICATION men JAN. 30. 1914.

Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

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COLUMBIA PLANDGR Am! 60', WASHINGTON, n. c

JOHN REIGHERT, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN.

BREECHING-LOOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 2%, 1915.

Application filed. January 30, 1914. Serial No. 815,528.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN REICHERT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Breeching-Loops, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in harness hardware and more particularly relates to improvements in socalled breeching loops and the like; and the objects and nature of the invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art in the light of the following explanation of the accompanying drawings illustrating what I now believe to be the preferred embodiment or mechanical expression of my invention from among other forms within the scope thereof.

The invention consists in certain novel features in construction and arrangement as more fully and particularly set forth and specified hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings:-Figure 1, is a perspective view of a breeching loop of my invention, portions of the trace, breeching, girth billet, and hold back Or pole strap being shown coupled together by said loop. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the device shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is a detail perspective, showing certain parts of the loop separated. Fig. 4, is a detail perspective of another form of breeching loop of my invention, and Figs. 5, 6, and 7, are respectively sectional, end and top views thereof.

In certain types of harness, loops, rings or connectors usually termed breeching loops or rings, are interposed in the traces, and the breeching, girth billets, and hold back or pole straps are attached to these rings and thereby coupled together. However, difliculties are encountered in manufacturing such harness because sewing machines cannot be employed for stitching certain of said straps or parts while on the rings. It is one object of my present invention to so construct such rings as to obviate this difiiculty.

In the structure disclosed by Figs. 1 to 3, I show a breeching connector or ring comprising the enlarged open ring-like portion 1, provided with th r arwa dlynr j ctins inclined or angularly arranged loop or olfset portion 2, formed integral with the ring 1, while the space between the loop and ring is bridged by an approximately vertical cross bar 3, which is removable for the purposes hereinafter recited.

In harness of the type mentioned, the main body 1, of the breeching loop or ring receives the front section a, of a trace, the girth billet b, and the hold back or pole strap 0, while the rearwardly projecting and outwardly inclined offset or loop 2, receives the breeching strap (Z, and the cross bar 8, receives the rear section 6. of the trace in alinement with the front section a, of said trace. The end of the strap 0, is usually passed through the body 1, and detachably secured to form a loop by a buckle. The trace section a, and the strap length 7), are usually passed through body 1, and doubled back on themselves, and the superimposed leather (or other material) plies are then stitched together to form permanent loops or eyes, approximately as shown. Leather sewing or stitching machines can be economically employed for stitching straps while located on the rings at the points occupied by such straps as a and 7). The straps (1, could also be stitched while on the loops 2, by machinery, although they are usually removably secured by buckles. However,-in order to permit the formation of the front ends of the trace sections a, with permanent stitched eyes 7, I double the leather or other material of such sections and secure the superimposed plies thereof by stitching g, to form said eyes 7", before said trace sections are coupled to the breeching loops. I can thus economically stitch such trace sections by leather sewing or stitching machinery to provide them with eyes 7. A number of such trace sections formed complete with said eyes can be made up ahead and kept in stock for application to breeching loops. Each said trace section is usually formed with a metal bearing bushing or cylinder 41:, secured in and lining the leather eye or loop 7, thereof to form the bearing or wear surface of the eye that surrounds and engages the cross bar 3.

To permit the easy and quick application of the trace sections 6 to the breeching loops,

and their n agement.thr atens}? to cl'an p the parts l i and upper and lower portions of the breeching loopapproximately at the junction between the body 1, and offset loop 2, are formed with alined vertical perforations 6,.and the cross bar 3, is formed by a pin, screw or bolt removably passing throughsaid perforations and the bushing in the eye -f,-of a trace section.

In the example illustrated, the lower perforation is tapped or otherwise screw threaded and a headed screw or bolt 3, is passed loosely through the upper perforation 6, and the-bushing in eye 7", and is screwed into the lower perforation-6,"until the screwhe'ad is in "tight engagement with the upper edge of the loop. Hdwever, the pinimight besecured by upsetting or other means.

The trace -section' e," previously formed with-the. eye f, can be readily fastened to the breeching loops by placingrthe trace section with its said'eye between and'in alinement 'with the two perforations and then inserting and'securing the pin '3, usually after the straps heretofore mentioned have been fixed-"onthe breeching lo op. \Vhere' my breeching loops are employed, the'trace sections@ can be separated intactfrom the lolops by removing pins 3, hence it. is not necessary to cut the stitching-of said sections toseparate them from the loops, necessitating restitc'h'ing, where new loops must be in serted because of. breaka ge;

V In the construction disclosed by Figsrl 136,7, the-breechingloop instead of being formed inione piece is composed of two sections' lflfi 'removably joined by the transverse pin or bolt 3 forming the rear trace section"receiving cross bar of the breeching loop. The enlargedvring-like body 1*, is formed with rearwardly extendingzeyes 1", that-are alinedfand'the breec'hing strap receiving loop 2 is 'formed with alined forwardly extending 'eyes 2 overlapping and alined with the eyes 1, to receive the screw 3 ,"wherebv said parts are pivotally united.

The various straps 'a, :0, b, e .and (Z are applied to thebreechingloop of Fig: 4, the sameas shown in Fig.1. If so desired, the eyes can be formed in the straps a, c, and b, and "then-the ring-like body member. 1, can be t-applied thereto. by inserting'one end thereof in'sai'd eyes'and'slippinggsaid membe'r therethroughf.

The U-'shaped member 2"-,*can also be applied to the eye of breechingsd, by inserting oneend through the eye The various'parts canflthen be united by bringing the eyes 1", 2 into alin ement, and inserting the 'eye 'f, of the tracesection. e,'between the eves 1 and then "inserting the screw 3, through said assembled eyes and tightening, the screw Q g rig'i'dly toet gj ln'th desiredposition,say approx- The construction of Figs. 4 to 7, is of peculiar advantage for repair purposes, inasmuch as the members 1, 2, e: n be readily detached from each other and from the straps thereon in case of breakage and perfect members 1, or 2, can be substituted and readily passed through the strap ends and secured in the device to form the complete breeching loop.

It is evident that various changes and variations might be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention and hence I do 'not wish to limit myself to the exact disclosure hereof.

Vhat I claim is 1. In harness, in combination, front and rear trace sections, a pole strap, a girth billet, a breeching strap, and a brceching loop consisting of av ring like body portion loosely receiving the front trace section, the pole strap and the girth billet, and provided with anangularly arranged rearivardly extending loop receiving said breecliing strap, anda removable pin traversing and confined to the breeching loop approximately at the junction between said body portion and said p andremovably receiving said rear trace section. substantially as described.

2. A breeching loop, consisting of an approximately circular open unobstructed body constructed and arranged to receive the front trace section, a. pole strap and a girthbillet and permit free sliding adjustment'thereof on said body, said body having a rearwardly extending breeching strap receiving loop, and a removable cross bar bridging the otherwise unobstructed open space of the loop between its body portion and its rearwardly extending breaching strap receiving loop, to removablv receive the rear trace section, substantially as described.

3. A- breechingloop, consisting essentially of"a ccntinuously-curved ring-like body provided with a rearwardly projecting angularlv-arranged loop constructed and arranged to receive a breeching strap, and a cross bar bridging the loop approximately at the junction between said body and said rearwardly projecting loop and removably secured to the upper and lower portions of said breeching loop. the open space or interior of said breeching loop being unobstructed except by said remo able cross bar, as and forthe purposes substantially as set forth.

4. A'breeching loop consisting of a ring- ,lik e body having a side opening and spaced loop from the open space Within said body In testimony whereof I aflix my signature and adapted to removably receive a rear in presence of two Witnesses.

trace section, said body constructed and ar- JOHN REICHERT ranged to receive a front trace section, a pole strap and a girth billet, and said rearwardly extending 100p constructed and arranged to slidably receive a breeching strap.

Witnesses:

J. K. Moona, HUBERT E. PECK.

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